I do agree with you JSTR it will end in tears but it will be the guys on the IOM that suffer. The main plus I see for Flybe is based aircraft therefore local Pilots, Crew, Engineers and support staff.
I appreciate that money talks but as said before on here the locals will need to be careful what they wish for. Easy will not base aircraft on the IOM therefore no early departures or late arrivals making a day return near impossible and as soon as they force Flybe out will increase fares with worse frequency starting the cycle again. Whilst I agree Flybe may have been guilty of this at least Flybe has protected local jobs and provided a decent level of frequency.
My concern is that for Flybe to compete with Easy they will have to shut IOM as a base loosing as above local jobs and frequency and run them from the other end or w patterns to achieve the economies that easy get. Other than that worst case scenario (which I can't see) stop serving IOM.
Anyway guess it will unfold over the next 12 months.
Last edited by Maverick8701; 18th Nov 2012 at 15:10.